# New York

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌnjuː ˈjɔːk/

## Definitions
1. The largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey in addition to Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
2. A state of the United States.
3. New York County, a county of New York, coterminous with the Borough of Manhattan.
4. A former colony of England, from 1664 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, which became the US state of the same name.
5. A settlement in Toretsk urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (co-ordinates: 48°19′55″N 37°50′11″E).
6. A few places in England:
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## Etymology
From New + York. The name was chosen in honor of James, Duke of York, the original proprietor of the Province of New York.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/new-york